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Where are migratory brids mostly found in India?

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  1. Dry lands

  2. Wet lands

  3. Marshy lands

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B

Which state has the largest area under permanent forest?

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  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Odisha

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
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Madhya Pradesh has the highest area under forest about 77,522 sq km. Arunachal Pradesh holds the second position.

Where is the Bandipur National Park located?

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  1. Karnataka

  2. Assam

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Option: A
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Karnataka
Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Which is the first national park established in India?

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  1. Bandipur National Park

  2. Velvadan National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Periyar National Park

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Hailey National Park
India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks.

Where is the Forest Research Institute located?

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  1. Dehradun

  2. Delhi

  3. Bhopal

  4. Lucknow

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Correct Option: A
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Dehradun
Chakarata Rd, New Forest, P.O, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248006
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India.

Guindy National Park is located in _________.

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  1. Gujarat

  2. Bangalore

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: C
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Tamil Nadu,
Guindy National Park is a 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, India, is the 8th-smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, formerly known as the 'Guindy Lodge', the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, India. It extends deep inside the governor's estate, enclosing beautiful forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams.

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in _______.

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  1. Punjab

  2. Uttar Pardesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Solan

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Correct Option: C
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Karnataka,
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka, is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, only 40 acres in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river.

Kaziranga National Park is famous for _________.

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  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Rhinoceros

  4. Crocodile

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Correct Option: C
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One-horned Rhinoceros.
Kaziranga National Park is the name to exemplify the most popular conservation efforts to save the endangered species like one-horned rhinoceros in India. Located in the Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, this most notable wildlife sanctuary is being declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1985.

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of _________. 

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  1. Punjab

  2. Tamilnadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnaataka

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Correct Option: C
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Kerala,

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluka of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is a favorite haunt of migratory birds.

Which National Park found in Bihar? 

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  1. Valmiki National Park

  2. Manas National Park

  3. Namdapha National Park

  4. Vansda National Park

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Correct Option: A
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Valmiki National Park, Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary are located at the India-Nepal border in the West Champaran district of Bihar, India on the bank of river Gandak. It is the only National park in Bihar. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was previously owned by the Bettiah Raj and Ramanagar Raj until the early 1950s. Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) is one of the natural virgin recesses in east India, situated in the northwest corner of Bihar. The pristine forest and wilderness of VTR is an excellent example of a Himalayan Terai landscape. VTR comprises the Valmiki National Park and Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary. The VTR forest area covers 899.38 square kilometers (347.25 sq mi), which is 17.4% of the total geographical area of the district West Champaran. As of 2018, there were 40 tigers in the Reserve.